Fiserv Inc. FISV, +1.57% said Wednesday it has reached an agreement to acquire First Data Corp. FDC, +1.74% in an all-stock deal with an equity value of $22 billion that will create a company will a strong footing in payment systems and fintech. Fiserv will pay 0.303 Fiserv shares for each First Data share owned, equal to $22.74, or a 29% premium over the five-day volume weighted average price as...

Crypto index fund provider Bitwise Asset Management applied to launch a new bitcoin-backed exchange-traded fund (ETF) with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday. The proposed ETF differs from the company's first filing in July 2018, in that it would require third-party custodians to hold the physical bitcoins. "We believe the crypto trading ecosystem has evolved in significant ways in...

Two of bitcoin's biggest proponents, Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, remain steadfast in their belief of a digitalized world with bitcoin, the best-known cryptocurrency, at the forefront of the movement.

Boston Scientific Corp. BSX, +0.61% reported Tuesday it preliminary fourth-quarter sales of $2.56 billion, up 6.3% from a year ago and in line with the FactSet consensus. The medical technology company's stock was still inactive in premarket trade. Among its business units, MedSurg revenue rose 7.5% to $800 million, Rhythm and Neuro sales grew 5.3% to $790 million and Cardiovascular sales... (NRO)

Law-enforcement scrutiny of digital currencies intensified sharply in 2018, according to data from one prominent cryptocurrency exchange, prompting complaints that subpoenas and other requests for information are becoming an unnecessary burden.

Erik Finman, who became a teenage bitcoin millionaire during the digital currency's run to $20,000, has warned bitcoin maximalists - believers in the world's best-known cryptocurrency - that the long-term outlook is bleak. (BTC)

December 17 will mark one year since the price of bitcoin-the best-known cryptocurrency-traded to an all-time high just shy of $20,000. Here's a look back at the carnage - and the market calls - that followed. (BTC)

Nvidia Corp. shares have gotten crunched in recent weeks after the company admitted that it was still suffering from a prolonged crypto hangover, but J.P. Morgan analyst Atif Malik argues that the selloff has created an attractive entry point.

Crypto early adopters regularly assure market watchers that everything is going to be ok. Why? Because they have seen it all before and this is not the first bitcoin bear market. But they may be ignoring one important thing.

The aftermath of the tumultuous Bitcoin Cash hard fork has hit the courts with Florida-based United American Corp. filing a suit against some of the biggest names in the cryptocurrency market (BCH, BTC)